Long Day’s Journey into Night (1962)

Nominated for an Academy Award, Katharine Hepburn joins heavyweights Ralph Richardson, Jason Robards, and Dean Stockwell in this family drama. Long Day’s Journey Into Night, based on Eugene O’Neill’s stage play, must have been shocking in its day, but it now seems overwrought. There are fine performances all around, but a bit too theatrical for film. Powerful themes begin to fade after continued repetition. Solid, but not terribly enjoyable, and even something of a slog at nearly three hours in length.

**¼ (out of *****)

©2018 David R. George III

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1962 • 174 MINUTES
FIRST COMPANY

STARRING
• KATHARINE HEPBURN, RALPH RICHARDSON

ALSO STARRING
• JASON ROBARDS, DEAN STOCKWELL, JEANNE BARR

WRITTEN BY
• EUGENE O'NEILL (PLAY)

DIRECTED BY
•  SIDNEY LUMET

1962 ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS (1)
• BEST ACTRESS: KATHARINE HEPBURN (LOST TO ANNE BANCROFT FOR THE MIRACLE WORKER)